I, ClaudiusKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1989 M10 23 - 480 páginas Considered an idiot because of his physical infirmities, Claudius survived the intrigues and poisonings of the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, and the Mad Caligula to become emperor in 41 A.D. A masterpiece. |
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... berius's Protectorship when the five years expired . It can be imag- ined that this put him in a very awkward position at Rhodes , where he was personally unpopular : the Rhodians seeing him deprived of his yeoman escort , his ...
... berius's Protectorship when the five years expired . It can be imag- ined that this put him in a very awkward position at Rhodes , where he was personally unpopular : the Rhodians seeing him deprived of his yeoman escort , his ...
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... berius . Tiberius , as I have said , was one of the bad Claudians . Yet he was , at times , easily tempted to virtue , and in a noble age might well have passed for a noble character : for he was a man of no mean capacity . But the age ...
... berius . Tiberius , as I have said , was one of the bad Claudians . Yet he was , at times , easily tempted to virtue , and in a noble age might well have passed for a noble character : for he was a man of no mean capacity . But the age ...
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... berius's suspicions of him ; but going to Egypt was the worst mistake he had yet made . I shall explain why . Augustus , realizing early in his reign that Rome was now chiefly dependent on Egypt for her corn supply and that Egypt , if ...
... berius's suspicions of him ; but going to Egypt was the worst mistake he had yet made . I shall explain why . Augustus , realizing early in his reign that Rome was now chiefly dependent on Egypt for her corn supply and that Egypt , if ...
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I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born B.C. 10 ... Robert Graves Vista de fragmentos - 1934 |
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